We often know when drought or floods will strike. So let's act before they do | Neil Marsland

Climate change and the current strong El Niño are creating costly humanitarian crises. But it’s so much cheaper to avert disaster through building resilienceThe life of a farmer in Somalia is never easy and, right now, it’s about as hard as it gets. The weather no longer seems to follow recognisable patterns and the El Niño phenomenon is exacerbating the crisis.At 47 years old, Maymuno Madobe Cali has seen it all: drought, floods, disease and conflict. She knows only too